AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION PUTS FLORIDA on ACTION ALERT

Discriminatory Legislation to be Heard in Committee
Attention Florida Motorcyclists

House Bill 137, legislation that singles out motorcycle operators for discriminatory treatment for alleged traffic violations, will be heard in the House Committee on Infrastructure on January 10, 2008. See the latest Action Alert in the Florida StateWatch section of the AMA Rapid Response Center or see Action Alert below.

It's important to make your voice heard before this discriminatory legislation gains support in the Florida House of Representatives.

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Action Alert 01/08/2008 Draconian Legislation Proposed in Florida Seizure and forfeiture of motorcycles part of legislation

HB 137, "Offenses Committed While Operating a Motorcycle", introduced by Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R-Miami), proposes that any motorcyclist charged with reckless operation or riding 30 miles per hour or greater above the posted speed limit would face arrest, seizure and forfeiture of their motorcycle, and revocation of their motorcycle endorsement for ten years. The legislation applies ONLY to motorcycles and their operators; no other motorized vehicle or driver operating on a public roadway is threatened with these penalties.

Review the history and the text of this bill by clicking here.

The House Committee on Infrastructure will hold a hearing on January 10 at 9 am in room 404 HOB to consider HB-137. See the committee notice by clicking here.

A related bill (SB-802) has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Rudy Garcia (R- Hialeah). Click here to review the history and text of SB-802.

Even if you obey the law, HB-137 is discriminatory and unfair because it sends the wrong message - motorcyclists are the ONLY threat on public roadways. Car, light truck, and SUV drivers, alleged to have violated the SAME laws, do not face the same harsh penalties. That's discrimination, period.

Because time is short and this issue is important, make three phone calls TODAY to make your voice heard -

1) Contact the office of HB-137's sponsor and state that you DO NOT SUPPORT HB-137 because it is discriminatory.

Here is Representative Lopez-Cantera's contact information:

Capitol Office: 300 House Office Building, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300, Phone: (850) 488-4202

District Office: Suite 111, 2300 Coral Way, Miami, FL 33145-3511, Phone: (305) 442-6877
Legislative Assistant: Lourdes Gonzalez District Secretary: David Cruz

2) Contact the office of the Chair of the House Committee on Infrastructure, Representative Richard "Rich" Glorioso, and state that you DO NOT SUPPORT HB-137 because it is discriminatory.

Here is Representative Glorioso's contact information:

Capitol Office: 405 House Office Building, 402 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300, Phone: (850) 488-0807

District Office: Suite 204, 110 W. Reynolds Street, Plant City, FL 33563-3379, Phone: (813) 757-9110

Legislative Assistant: Cori Cuttler District Secretary: Robyn Bryant

3) Contact your representative - use the Florida StateWatch area under the Rapid Response Center to learn who your representative is and then make the call and/or send an e-mail message OPPOSING HB-137.

HB-137 and SB-802 are discriminatory - don't let these bills go uncontested. The law and its penalties should apply to all violators, not just motorcyclists.

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DON'T LET THEM TAKE OUR BIKES

Please
if you have not yet done so go to this post and and write the Florida representatives on the Infrastructure Committee and tell them to keep their freaking hands off YOUR Motorcycle. Tell them to spend their time chasing down cell phone impaired drivers and giving those that run over us by violating our right of way a little bit more than a freaking slap on the wrist.

It's up to you. Left to their own devices the government will figure some way to get everything you own. Don't make the mistake of thinking that your safe if you don't happen to ride a sport bike.

Click her for link: Florida to hear Bill providing for siezure of motorcycles Thursday

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and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me.

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Brothel accused of link to Hells Angels

Published: Jan. 5, 2008 at 2:49 PM
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- A Dutch court has ordered the closure of a leading Amsterdam brothel suspected of ties to organized crime and the Hells Angels motorcycle gang.

The court affirmed the city's complaint that the Yab Yum Club had been taken over the Hells Angels, the BBC reported Saturday.

Brothel officials, who described their establishment as up-market and exclusive, denied allegations of wrong-doing.

The Yab Yum Club, which operated from a 17th-century house on the canal in Old Amsterdam, charged clients about $500 for each visit, the BBC reported.

The club's closure is part of the city's plan to shut down about 50 brothels featuring prostitutes in store-front windows, the British network reported.

While prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, city officials in Amsterdam said too many brothels have ties to organized crime and traffic in women kidnapped into the sex trade, the BBC reported.

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From the American Motorcycle Association

pic of Electric mc to be sold in US (see below)
New York Assembly Bill 9434, introduced by Assembly member Patricia Eddington (D-Medford), would require motorcycle dealers to obtain proof of a purchaser's license to operate a motorcycle and require first time motorcycle purchasers to complete an approved motorcycle rider training program. The bill is before the Assembly Transportation Committee.


AUSTRALIA TO BAN MOTORCYCLE CLUBS (they're also censoring the intenet but thats another story)
The State of Canberra, Australia said recently it would ban motorcycle gangs such as the Hells Angels and the Bandidos in what the government said would be the world's toughest crackdown on "terrorists within our community."
South Australian Premier Mike Rann named eight bike clubs he said were involved in murder, drug trafficking, prostitution, extortion and weapons smuggling. Clubs targeted by the ban would include the Finks, the Rebels, the Gypsy Jokers, the Descendants, the Red Devils and others.
The Australian Crime Commission's 2006 report found there were 35 outlaw motorcycle clubs in Australia, with 3,500 members. It said 10 gangs had opened 26 new chapters in all six states last year. Officials said the ban would involve around 200 members, as well as associates. Outlawed members would be prohibited from meeting or communicating, or risk five-year jail terms. Police would also be empowered to dismantle club property and force members to account for any unexplained wealth or income.

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Four plead guilty in Bandidos beating death

Peter Edwards
Staff Reporter

A York Region man connected to the Bandidos biker gang pleaded guilty today to second degree murder in the beating death of Keswick drug dealer Shawn Douse.

Two other men connected to the Bandidos gang — Cameron Acorn and Bobby Quinn, both of Keswick — each pleaded guilty to manslaughter and Pierre (Carlitto) Aragon of Oakville pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in the beating death of Douse in December 2005.

Douse's body was found in a North Pickering field. He had been set on fire and his hands and feet were bound. His mouth was gagged and a bag was over his head.

Ajax court heard that the fatal beating took place when Douse was ambushed by the men in a townhouse in Keswick owned by Jamie Flanz. Flanz was a probationary member of the Bandidos, whose body was found in a car in a farmer's field near Shedden, outside London, in April 2006.

Flanz was one of eight Bandidos murdered in what police called an "internal cleansing" of the biker gang, which has since disbanded in Canada. Court heard that Flanz played no part in the fatal beating of Douse.

Court heard today that Douse was also beaten by Paul (Big Paul) Sinopoli, another of the eight Bandidos whose bodies were found outside Shedden.

Court heard that Douse was lured to his death because Acorn was upset that Douse had been selling cocaine to family members.

The men who pleaded guilty today will be sentenced at a later date.Add to Technorati Favorites

Deputies arrest motorcycle gang members

Deputies make several arrests over the weekend in an attempt to stop a motorcyle gang from creating a club in Kern County.

The Sheriff's Department along with the Gang Enforcement targeted members the Vagos outlaw motorcycle gang at the Happy Haven Trailer Park on Lake Isabella Blvd. The Sheriff's Office was investigating the possibility that the Vagos were looking at the Kern River Valley to start a club.

Deputies ended up arrested Michael Bryan Dunn 36, Kevin Earl Corly 44, Christopher Peterson, 19 of the Lake Isabella area and Clarence Hoffman 52, Shane Nursery 34, and Roy Virgin 51 of Goshen Ca on charges of having weapons, drugs and gang member charges.

During this investigation Dunn and Corley were also charged with assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, kidnapping, dissuading a witness, conspiracy and gang charges. Those charges come from an early investigation in which deputies say there could still be more arrests.
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Ok depending on which story you read this gig has been worded several different ways. All of which are along the lines of they were arrested "before" they could start the club in Kern Valley.

So is that how it works now days? You get arrested before the fact? Welcome to America.Add to Technorati Favorites